Roland Lammegger’s magnetometer will measure the magnetic fields of Jupiter and its moons. Image Source: ESA - AOES
Roland Lammegger's magnetometer will measure the magnetic fields of Jupiter and its moons. Image Source: ESA - AOES - By Falko Schoklitsch A scalar magnetometer developed by Roland Lammegger at TU Graz measures the strength of magnetic fields optically. Now it is being sent to Jupiter to explore the water beneath the surfaces of the icy moons. When Roland Lammegger looked up at the stars and planets as a child, Jupiter was his favourite planet because of its size, its numerous moons and its interesting atmosphere with its famous red spot. Years later, as a researcher at the Institute of Experimental Physics at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), he would probably never have dared to dream that he would invent and build something that would actually make a journey to Jupiter and its moons. From his personal point of view, this has closed a circle. From a scientific point of view, Roland Lammegger's invention could contribute to providing entirely new insights into one of the most exciting questions facing humanity: is there life outside Earth? - What are Jupiter's icy moons hiding?.
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